Municipal Boundary Adjustment Unit - Status Report

June 30, 2011
 

Open cases that require a hearing:

 

Statistics:

  • Total files pending:  7
  • Consolidation proceedings: 0
  • Incorporation proceedings:  0
  • Orderly Annexation proceedings that go to hearing:  0
  • Detachment proceedings that go to hearing:  3
  • Concurrent Detachment and Annexation proceedings:  0
  • Annexation proceedings that go to hearing unless agreement is reached:  0
  • Dissolution of City: 1

     

Pending Proceedings:

D-473 Princeton/Princeton Township; Mille Lacs County
First Hearing Date:  September 30, 2010
Next Action Required:  Hearing continued to indefinite date - see comments.
 
  • Petition type:  Detachment of property from a municipality.
  • M.S. 414.06:  Initiated by 100% of property owners (area less than 40 acres)
  • Received petition:  8-11-10
  • Acres:  5.74
  • Land use type:  Agricultural
  • Comments:  9-7-10 - ChALJ invoked M.S. 414.01, subd. 16; report due back November 8, 2010.
    11-4-10 - Rec'd parties' request for 30-day extension of subd. 16 discussions.
    11-5-10 - ChALJ granted 30-day extension request; report due back December 8, 2010.
    12-8-10 - Rec'd city's request for mediation.
    12-14-10 - Referred to mediation; ALJ will be assigned as mediator.
    12-17-10 - Judge Beverly Heydinger assigned as mediator.
    3-11-11 - Mediation scheduled for 9:30 a.m. in the Council Chambers, Princeton City Hall.


     

D-478 Lake Elmo/Stillwater Township; Washington County
First Hearing Date:  January 10, 2011
Next Action Required:  Hearing scheduled for October 4, 2011 - see comments.
Administrative Law Judge Assigned:  Kathleen Sheehy
 
  • Petition type:  Detachment of property from a municipality.
  • M.S. 414.06:  Initiated by 75% of property owners (area over 40 acres)
  • Received petition:  11-15-10 (by all property owners)
  • Acres:  50.74 58.25
  • Land use type:  Rural Agricultural
  • Comments:  12-14-10 - ChALJ invoked M.S. 414.01, subd. 16; report due back February 14, 2011.
    2-9-11 - Email from David Johnson, Stillwater Town Board Chair - report on Subd. 16 meetings:
                  township chooses to remain neutral.
    2-10-11 - Rec'd letter from David Snyder, Attorney for Lake Elmo - report on Subd. 16 meetings;
                  no resolution reached.
    2-13-11 - Rec'd letter by email from Kris Nass, spokesperson for petitioners - report on Subd. 16
                  meetings; no resolution reached.
    3-8-11 - Referred to ALJ for hearing.
    5-10-11 - First Prehearing Order.
    5-25-11 - Second Prehearing Order.
    5-26-11 - Memo from Judge Sheehy - allowing Nancy and Kenneth Hauth as petitioners.
    6-7-11 - Rec'd Amended Petition.
    10-4-11 - Administrative Hearing; 9:30 a.m. - Washington County Courthouse (Room TBD)
                                                                           14949 - 62nd Street, North
                                                                           Stillwater, MN  55082
    10-5-11 - Continuation of Administrative Hearing.
     


D-480 Ghent/Grandview Township; Lyon County
First Hearing Date:  January 11, 2011
Next Action Required:  Hearing continued to indefinite date - see comments.
Administrative Law Judge Assigned: 
 
  • Petition type:  Detachment of property from a municipality.
  • M.S. 414.06:  Initiated by 100% of property owners (area less than 40 acres)
  • Received petition:  11-22-10 (by sole property owner)
  • Acres:  26.83
  • Land use type:  Agricultural
  • Comments:  12-21-10 - ChALJ invoked M.S. 414.01, subd. 16; report due back February 22, 2011.
    2-28-11 - Tentative agreement reached - parties' request for extension of subd. 16 discussions.
    3-8-11 - ChALJ granted 60-day extension request; Report due back May 9, 2011.
    5-10-11 - Referred to ALJ for hearing.

     

DC-4 Tenney/Campbell Township; Wilkin County
First Hearing Date:  April 5, 2011
Next Action Required:  Referendum on June 21, 2011.
Administrative Law Judge Assigned:  Richard Luis
 
  • Petition type:  City Dissolution.
  • M.S. 412.091:  Petition by at least one-third of those voting at the last preceding city election.
  • Received petition:  2-11-11
  • Acres:  21.89
  • Comments:  2-22-11 - Referred to ALJ for hearing.
    4-5-11 - Administrative Hearing; 1:30 p.m. - Old Methodist Church
                                                                          330 Concord Avenue
                                                                          Tenney, MN 56583
    4-18-11 - Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order:  City to conduct referendum
                     on question of dissolution on June 21, 2011.
    6-21-11 - Election Results:  2 For Dissolution; 1 Against Dissolution
                     Dissolution effective December 21, 2011.